Sanford, Fla., June 21, 2017 – The Building Officials Association of Florida have asked Governor Rick Scott to veto House Bill 1021. Building Officials, building inspectors, plans examiners, and building code compliance professionals across the state of Florida have asked Governor Scott to veto a bill that would drastically change the way the Florida Building Code [...]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Legislation making major alterations to Florida’s building code got bundled with more than a dozen other changes in construction law this past session. Now, a coalition of building officials and people tied to the insurance industry fear the legislation could lead to a patchwork of requirements and higher insurance costs. When Hurricane [...]

By admin|2017-06-21T14:46:05+00:00June 21st, 2017|Legislative, News & Updates|Comments Off on Legislation would make major changes to Florida’s building code

Talk about a perfect pitch. All it took for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Orlando to fire sprinkler its first home was a phone call by Floridian fire service members. "It all started with a phone call about a concept to put fire sprinklers into Habitat for Humanity homes," says Chief Otto Drozd III with Orange [...]

Several Florida Supreme Court decisions in the past year, especially related to attorney fees, have resulted in a 14.5 percent current year average increase for workers’ compensation insurance premiums. AFSA-FL is a committed partner to the larger business community that is working to restore the stability and low premiums Florida has enjoyed since the 2003 [...]

Condominium association interests are taking aim at the hi-rise sprinkler retrofit law that finally took effect December 31, 2016. HB 653 by Rep. George Moraitis (R-Ft. Lauderdale) http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/00653 and SB 744 by Sen. Kathleen Passidomo (R-Naples) http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/00744 would extend the opt-out and installation deadlines two years each to December 31, 2018, and December 31, 2022, respectively. The bills also [...]

The 2017 Florida Legislative Session officially gets underway on Tuesday, March 7th. The Session lasts 60 calendar days, and unless extended will adjourn on May 5th. AFSA-FL set three top legislative priorities during the joint Board meeting in January: preserving the hi-rise retrofit requirement, preserving the current building code adoption mechanism, and restoring workers’ compensation [...]

By admin|2017-03-06T14:02:23+00:00March 6th, 2017|Industry, Legislative|Comments Off on The 2017 Florida Legislative Session

Relationships. Our lives and livelihoods are built upon them. People form bonds with strangers over a hometown, an alma mater or favorite sports team. It is surprisingly easy to become fast friends over such topics. As an industry, we know our friends and we really know our enemies. Our enemies are those who fight against [...]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – After a thorough review of the workers’ compensation insurance rate filing submitted by the National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) and careful consideration of hundreds of public comments and testimony received from interested stakeholders, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has issued an Order that gives contingent approval to an overall [...]

The 2016 Legislative Session adjourned on time, Friday, March 11th at 6:46 PM. During the Session, a number of firesafety bills of interest were considered and passed. In addition, as we maintained a high level of vigilance, we identified several high-priority threats and dealt with them appropriately. Overall, AFSA-FL markedly raised its profile this Session [...]

By admin|2016-04-07T02:37:48+00:00April 7th, 2016|Legislative|Comments Off on Your Membership Dollars at Work